Essays about: "Commission on Pile Research"
Found 2 essays containing the words Commission on Pile Research.
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1. Buckling of Short End-Bearing Piles in Clay
University essay from KTH/Jord- och bergmekanikAbstract : Structural design of piles with respect to buckling in Sweden is commonlymade in accordance with the calculation model from the Commission ofPile Research, PKR. A prerequisite for this model is that the elasticbuckling length of the pile is shorter than the physical length. READ MORE
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2. Pile subjected to lateral load : Analytical hand calculation implemented by programming
University essay from KTH/Byggteknik och designAbstract : The official recommendations in geotechnical engineering are according to Swedish practice to install inclined driven piles in order to resist external horizontal loads, which usually consist of windloads. These loads gets counteracted by utilizing the pile's axial load-bearing capacity, however when designing a foundation the use of inclined piles has proven to be problematic from a number of different perspectives. READ MORE